7.5

CVE-2018-12015: apple mac_os_x

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-12015SUSE-SU-2018:1977-1SUSE-SU-2018:1992-1
Published 07-06-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12015 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 7.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
RHSA-2026:7604SUSE-SU-2018:1972-1SUSE-SU-2018:1972-2

Timeline

  1. 07-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Perl through 5.26.2, the Archive::Tar module allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism, and overwrite arbitrary files, via an archive file containing a symlink and a regular file with the same name.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 7.31% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.debian.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse8 products
  • perl&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15< 5.26.1-7.3.1
  • perl&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15< 5.26.1-7.3.1
  • perl&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3< 5.10.0-64.81.13.1
  • perl&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS< 5.10.0-64.81.13.1
  • perl&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA< 5.10.0-64.81.13.1
Netapp4 products
Debian2 products
  • perl< 5.20.2-3+deb8u11 | < 5.24.1-3+deb9u4 | < 5.26.2-6
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine1 product
  • perl< 5.26.2-r1 | < 5.24.4-r1
Apple1 product
Canonical1 product
Perl1 product
Redhat1 product
  • perl-Archive-Tar< 0:1.92-3.el7
Ubuntu1 product
  • perl< 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.6 | < 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5 | < 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1

9 vendors · 20 products

References

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